Ecclesiastes 3:9

What hath a man els that doth any thyng, but weerinesse and labour?

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

In Context

8A tyme to loue, and a tyme to hate: A tyme of warre, and a tyme of peace.

10For as touchyng the trauayle and carefulnesse which God hath geuen vnto men, I see that he hath geuen it them to be exercised in it.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:3For what els hath a man of all the labour that he taketh vnder the sunne?

Ecclesiastes 2:22For what getteth a man of all the labour and trauayle of his mynde that he taketh vnder the sunne?

Matthew 16:26For what doth it profite a man, yf he wynne all the whole worlde, and lose his owne soule? Or what shall a man geue for a raunsome of his soule?

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:2-11

Mutability of Human Affairs. 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get,… Read the whole commentary →

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